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3D role-playing game based on the 2000AD comic for the first time since last Summer. Rebellion seems to be into the comic book based games these days .. not that its a bad thing at all ... the screens look very promising ...

A top notch team at Rebellion has started work on a 1st person shooter based on the crime-busting 2000 AD character Judge Dredd. Programming guru Kevin Lea is creating incredible effects with his 'Graphic Novel' game engine while Tim Jones, Drew Cope and John Nightingale are leading the art effort - building Mega-City One and populating it with a shocking assortment of 'perps' (villains). Njoy the screens!

The oficiall site for Homeplanet is updated today. "There are two major updates" First of them is the ships section where they added two new ships and their descriptions. The second update takes you to the gallery of the game – some brand new and never-seen-before shots can be found in the gallery.

Today RPGDot continue their series of developer profiles from the members of Larian Studios working on their upcoming RPG, Divine Divinity. You can learn a bit more about story editor, Frederik De Caster. Here is a small snippet:

1) Tell us about yourself. Who are you and what do you do at Larian Studios.

I am Frederik 'Fredric' De Caster, and I am 20 years old, which makes me the youngest member of the Larian Team. I started working for Larian Studios in Januari 2001, originally as a world-editor but after a few months I became a story-editor. Mainly I am working on the main story in Divinity, but I am also responsible for several side quests. Since I used to be a world-editor some parts in Divinity's world were also made by me. Read on.

21-6 Productions is currently working on a new RPG title, Myrmidon. Myrmidon will focus on team adventuring and RPG elements such as character building and combat. Myrmidon will also focus heavily on mission-based adventuring. Each mission is basically a self-contained adventure in itself. Unlike MMORPG's, Myrmidon will allow you to quickly get to the adventuring aspect of play, rather than spending inordinate amounts of time running between locations in order to get to the start of the adventure.

GamingGroove reports that Wizards of the Coast announced the card redemption feature for their soon to be released Magic: The Gathering Online Game. This new pressrelease is available here! You can also check out the first screens from this online game that we tossed up a while back.

UK Cossacks fans eagerly awaiting the release of the forthcoming The Art of War expansion pack are in for an unexpected treat – as CDV Software Entertainment UK reveals a surprise inclusion. For the first time ever, players will be able to easily create their own Cossacks missions, as the UK version of The Art of War will feature an easy-to-use Cossacks Scenario Editor.

With preparations for World Cup 2002 well underway, Konami of Europe (KOE) is preparing a virtual football treat for all those who can't get enough of the beautiful game. It's a formidable line up and the new instalment of the ISS series will be available for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube during the second quarter.

Service Pack 1 is undergoing final testing and will be ready for downloading from the Download Station on Wednesday 16 January. In Service Pack 1 there have been a number of features added, improved functionality in many areas, and of course numerous bug-fixes.

MILIA 2002, the World's Interactive Content Marketplace, today confirmed that Sony Computer Entertainment will have an expanded presence at this year's event including the attendance of key European management.

Just Adventure has had confirmation from a reliable source at DreamCatcher, that they are in the process of completing the paperwork on the sequels for Riddle of the Sphinx and Crystal Key. The developers for both games have moved away from Quicktime and will be utilizing the user-friendly Phoenix VR engine. Bigger teams have been established to reduce the time spent in development, assuring state of the art graphics and game play. Read More >>

The Cult is an upcoming isometric RPG in fantasy environment from 3D People. There will be action and adventure elements involved. Environments are rendered scenes similar to Baldur's Gate combined with tiled environments. There is more than 50 maps, about 100 quests and much more. Approximated release date: 2nd quartal of 2002. 3 new screens below!

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